CVE-2016-8910
Qemu: net: rtl8139: infinite loop while transmit in C+ mode
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 21, 2016
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
The rtl8139_cplus_transmit function in hw/net/rtl8139.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by leveraging failure to limit the ring descriptor count.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 2.3AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition